Hierarchical Display of Political kidnapping Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals > Illegal restraint Political kidnapping Concept of Political kidnapping See the dictionary definition of […]
Hierarchical Display of Illegal restraint Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals
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Prisoner Vote in Election Law Some countries allow prisoners to vote. Given that they are usually incarcerated far from their electoral constituencies and obviously cannot leave, polling centres are set up inside jails so that they may exercise their right to vote. Resources See Also Social […]
Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on ethnic cleansing explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "ethnic cleansing" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]
Introduction to Extradition Extradition, in law, surrender by one sovereign power to another of a fugitive from justice. Between nations, the right of one power to demand of another the extradition of a fugitive accused of crime, and the duty of the country in which the fugitive has found […]
Hierarchical Display of Asymmetric warfare International Relations > International security > International conflict > War
Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence > Terrorism Asymmetric warfare Concept of Asymmetric warfare See the dictionary definition of […]
Hierarchical Display of War victim International Relations > International security
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Summary of Coup D'etat
The overthrow of an established government by an insurgent group of forces within the government itself. A coup differs from a revolution in that a revolution implies a general uprising of the population, or at least widespread support through the nation for the […]
Crime(s) Against Humanity Embracing mainstream international law, this section on crime(s) against humanity explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "crime(s) against humanity" in the Parry and Grant […]
Hierarchical Display of Witness protection Law > Justice > Judicial proceedings > Criminal procedure
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Hierarchical Display of Political asylum Law > International law > Private international law > Rights of aliens > Admission of aliens
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Hierarchical Display of Political refugee Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence
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Concept of Ethnic Group An introductory definition of Ethnic Group is provided here: a group of people who define themselves as distinct from other groups because of cultural differences Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs Resources See Also Community Collective Right Society […]
What is Terrorism? Government Definitions of Terrorism Introduction to Terrorism Legal statutes in most countries around the world regard terrorism as a crime. Yet there is considerable variation in how these laws define terrorism, even in countries whose laws derive from a common origin. […]
In relation to Inter-American Treaties, Conventions and Agreements adopted within the framework of the OAS The Organization of American States (a list of Members of the Organization of American States is here) adopted the following international instruments regarding Judicial Cooperation, […]
Hierarchical Display of Aid to refugees International Relations > Cooperation policy > Humanitarian aid
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Introduction to War War, in international law, armed conflict between two or more governments or states. When such conflicts assume global proportions, they are known as world wars. War between different parts or factions of the same nation is called civil war. A rebellion is not legally […]
National Socialism, commonly called Nazism, German political movement initiated in 1920 with the organization of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, or NSDAP), also called the Nazi Party. The mov…
Hierarchical Display of Forced disappearance Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence
Forced disappearance Concept of Forced disappearance See the dictionary definition of Forced disappearance. Characteristics of Forced disappearance [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] […]
Hierarchical Display of Concentration camp Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence
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Introduction to Torture Torture, the infliction of bodily pain or mental suffering either as punishment, to compel a person to confess to a crime or provide information, or to intimidate, coerce, discriminate against, or repress a person or group of people for political purposes. The methods […]
Opposition in E.U. Patent SystemThe time period allowed for an interested party to post oppositions to the grant of a patent. For example, this may be up to nine months from the date of grant of a European patent.
Hierarchical Display of Cruel and degrading treatment Law > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individual
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Law > Criminal law > Law relating to prisons > Prison system Cruel and degrading treatment […]
Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]
The Case of the Trent: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to this subject, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: On Nov. 8th, 1861, during the American Civil War, the Federal cruiser San Jacinto stopped the British […]
Hierarchical Display of Ethnic conflict Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence > Civil war
Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Sociocultural group > Ethnic group Ethnic conflict Concept of Ethnic conflict See the dictionary definition […]
Hierarchical Display of Political prisoner Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Political violence
Law > Criminal law > Law relating to prisons > Prisoner Political prisoner Concept of Political prisoner See the dictionary definition of Political prisoner. Characteristics […]
The Legal History of Slavery This general section provides an overview of Slavery and its historical context. Slavery in the Ancient Greek Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Slavery in the Roman Law See the main entry of this legal history topic. Slavery in the English […]